Keizer Culinair – Amsterdam Canals Cooking Workshops

When you think of France, you think of Paris, baguettes, cheese and some of the best wines in the world. France is THE country of romance and the gastronomic cuisine. The French know how to make magic out of simple ingredients like butter, cheese and eggs. And know like no other how to create the perfect atmosphere during a fine dinner. Cozy and romantic. Red wine, candlelight and the taste of love. Bon appetit!

Gougères with Comté (cheese profiterolles), tapenade of artichoke hearts, toasted almonds with piment d’esplette.

Salad Lyonaise with a poached egg, honey tomatoes and home made mustard vinaigrette.

Grilled bavette with béarnaise sauce, Pomme Anna with thinly sliced Roseval potatoes and haricots verts with roasted garlic in Pernod (the vegetarian alternative is crottin from the oven)

Tarte tatin, an upside down apple pie with raspberries and crème chantilly with cinnamon

Chocolate truffels with orange, rosemary and fleur de sel

Family, friends, joy, food, good living! Italians definitely know how to enjoy life. Italy stands for extensive Sunday lunches eaten outside at long tables with a colorful collection of people, slow food and lots of passion. “La Dolce Vita” runs through the Italian veins. Italian food is favored by many, and we understand why!

Bagna cauda al latte, creamy garlic dip with roasted parsnip, red pepper and giant croutons. Salsa alla cipolla, a salsa of caramelized red union and beet.

Tajarin al salsa ai funghi: two colored tagliatelle with a mushroom truffle sauce

Vitello dal forno con verdure e polenta: veal from the oven with baked polenta and seasonal vegetables (the vegetarian alternative is with peas and artichoke)

Frutta di stagione ripieno ai fichi con zabaglione, seasonal fruit filled with figs served with eggnog

Baci di dama, hazelnut cookies with dark chocolate and a topping of caramelized hazelnut crumb

Grandmas polished silverware, decorated plates, a fancy tablecloth and shiny glasses will put your guests in a Christmas mood for sure. However in the end the impressing mainly depends on what culinary spectacle you put on those beautiful plates! Stress is often the biggest enemy in the kitchen. Good preparation is half the battle. If you know what you are doing and what you can expect during the cook, you can fully enjoy putting together an excellent and impressive Christmas dinner. Shrimp, quail and fillet of hare. Just a few of the beautiful secrets of your success. During this cooking class you will cook on top level with our professional chefs. Guaranteed an educational and delicious luxurious night.

Blini with Atlantic salmon, crème frache, caviar and dill

Wolffish millefeuille, scallop saint-jacques 'en vanilla', grilled red bell pepper and with baby spinach toppings and a crown of samphire and saffron

Venison steak in a jacket of fresh thyme and cress, boat from red chicory, red wine sauce in a ring of yellow bell pepper and a cannelloni of leek and pommes duchesse cuit au four

Ricotta cheesecake with a light touch of lemon, a Bastogne base, amarene cherries and a kiwi coulis, served with roasted hazelnuts